Tire for vehicles.



wf a Mmmm TIRE FOR VEHiGLES. .APPLicATwN .'lLEn MAR. 28. 1913.

Famine@ ame 222i WILLIAM n. MEBEDITH, 0F YoUNGsTowN, OHIO.

TIRE FOR VEHICLES.

application mea March es, 1913. serial No; 757,393.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAMR. Mannh DITH, a subject of the King of Great Britain and ireland, residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State ofl Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in 'llires for Vehicles, of which the following is a'specifcation.

My invention relates to improvements in tires for vehicles such as automobiles', motore trucks, and the like.

The principal object of the invention is t provide a solid tire with means for producing a resiliency, so that it may be used with like eti'ect wherever a pneumatic tire can be used. An obvious advantage of this is that solid tires Aso constructed '.may be employed in place of pneumatic tires on automobiles, and when used on motor-trucks which require solid tires, they give better results.

With these and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionr consists in the construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed. 4 t

The description is illustrated by the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application.

In the drawing, Figure 1 represents a partial side elevation of a vehicle wheel embodying my invention, parts being broken away to more clearly show the construction;

and Fig. 2 ris a transverse sectional view on line -2--2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the illustrated construction, the ldifferent parts of which are designated by numerals, 1 is the wheel, 2 the rim thereof and 3 the tire. The latter comprises the casings 4 and 5, and the rubber tread 6. The tread is preferably of the solid type. To securely fasten the tread to the casing 5, the latter is formed lwith the annular recess or depression 7, having undercut side-walls 8, S, and the inner part or surface of the tread 1s made to correspond therewith so that said part 9'can be sprung in position.

The casings may be made of metal or vulcanized fiber. Casing 5 comprises annuli 10 and 11 which moet in a shouldered joint 12, beneath the ltread 6, and are secured together by rivets or bolts 13. This casing 5 fits over the easing ft, and annular felt wipers 14 and 15, arranged in recesses in the inner taces 'of the former `casing, are interposed between the two said casings. The other casing fl face of the rim 2, and are secured together by the rivets or bolts 19, which pass through said rim. A depending lug 20, on the inside of casing 5, registers with a recess 21, formed inslde of casing 4 and maintains thevcorrect relative position'ot the two casings.

A series of helical springs 22, are located between the two said casings and confined by the annuli comprising them. These .springs are spaced apart by ribs 23 formed inside of casing 5, and oppositely-located ribs 24 formed inside of thecasing 4, the two sets of ribs being transverse of the casing. These ribs form what may be termed chambers for the reception and connement of the helical springs. These springs are made to act by compression to create a resihency in the casings and produce the effect of a1r in the pneumatictires.

The construction above described permits all of the parts to be easily assembled or replaced. Annular shoulders 25 and 26,

formed on the inside of the movable casing,

areJ suitably spaced apart from the peripheries of the annuli comprising the fixed casing 4, to permit the radial movement of the p first-named casing but to limit such movement beyond what is sufficient to accomplish resiliency in the tire as assembled. v

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to4 secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is: j Y A A vehicle tire, including an inner xed casing, an outer, inwardly yielding casing, each of said casings comprising annuli, said outer casing having an annular'peripheral recess, a tread member having an innerannular .rib received by said annulary peripheral recess of the outer casing, saidv inner casing having an inner annular recess, a rim received by the inner recess of said inner casing, and spaced springs intermediate said inner and outer casings, said outer casing embracing said inner casing, and said outer casing having upon its inner surface, opposedstepped outlines, the resultant recess and shoulders receiving the outer ends of said springs and forming controlling stops Ytoi-'said inner casing, respectively, the outer casing having inwardly extending projections at right angles to said inner stepped outline thereof, between the springs et the outer ends thereof, and said outer casing ha-Ving upon its inner surface lugs between pairs of said springs, and said inner casing having we11 forming members receiving` therebetween the outer ends of said lugs, said' inner casing also having inwardly eX- tending projections opposed to the inwardly extending projections of the outer casing for the inner ends of said springs. 10 In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

- VILLIAM R. MEREDITH.

Witnesses:

DALE R. HAHN, EDWARD R. JOSHUA. 

